Seriously, though, he made me worry. A lot. Like I mentioned in my previous entry (Re: Hell's Kitchen), I live in the vicinity of Mendiola for almost a decade. And although I had my share of awesome shock-and-awe storms in the past like Bagyong Milenyo, it RARELY floods where I live. Except for Ondoy. Now that was some flooding there. So when a storm brews up and starts raining down cats and dogs (in my dormitory, almost literally. There are 5-7 cats, 2-3 dogs that dormmates and my landlady's daughter keep as pets and what a ruckus when it rains), I tend to stare at the sidewalk. You see, that is my personal danger meter, so to say. And when the water rises up to the yellow line... I start thinking about Ondoy all over again.
This is not the latest satellite image from PAGASA. I just added this one just to show the extent of the area of rainfall Falcon bestowed upon us. In a bad note, before Falcon, my cousin's house was literally swept away by floodwaters from a nearby river. Flooring na lang ang natira. And as I type this message, my mom just sent me a text message that the sky just cleared in Batangas. Hello Mr. Sun... we miss you here in Manila. And the rest of the Archipelago.
The territory of the Philippines as stated in the Constitution should include the waters covering, submerging, or otherwise ravaging the Archipelago therein. Now this is a rant.
And here comes the fun part. Class suspension. Construe liberally in favor of the students. Doctrine of liberal construction applies.
Now what to do when a tropical storm hits and you're left in a dormitory?
1. Indulge in alcoholic drinks
2. Nap all day
3. Drink some more
4. Nap again
5. *fwap *fwap *fwap (you guys think what this is. I leave it all to your dirty little minds)
6 Debate about the current school policy
7. Give up studying and join the other groups either indulging in alcoholic drinks or debating about school policy
8. Read back-issue magazines
9. *fwap thinking about back-issue magazine photos and contents
10. Leave debating and try to study again but fail
11. Indulge in healthy, nutricious, and satisfying karinderya food
12. Debate about benefits of right or left-handed *fwapping
13. If there's internet, surf, or play games
14. Repeat as necessary (or until your mind blows)
But I get to do not one of those. Hell, I was stuck in my cell with the Labor Code, a foil of Strepsils, some Biogesic (later on Tempra Forte), and several gallons of water. Sucks to be sick during a storm. Well, I did manage to post an entry though. But I'll just categorize this later on as just another rant on the weather. Something we call in legal humor here as "BED weather"...
*chuckles... you and your dirty little minds.
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